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. CASE FOR LIQUID GLUE, 6w.

No. 363,983. v Patented May 31, 1887.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

REUBEN BROOKS, or GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSIA CEMENT COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASE FOR LIQUID GLUE, 84c.

' sPECiPICA'rIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,983, dated May 31, 1887.

Application filed February 12, P87. Seria No. 227,388.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN BROOKS, of Gloucester, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans for Liquid Glue, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in packages for liquid glue and other fluid substances of like character, the object being to provide a packing can or vessel that will be convenient of access, susceptible of self-hermetic sealing, quick production, and consequent low initial cost.

A further'object is to furnish a self-sealing liquid glue can or vessel with a handle to its lid that will answer as an eyetohaug the pack ,v

age upon a hook or nail, and that maybe folded upon the top surface of the lid to econohold a brush or its handle.

With these objects'inview my invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts, that will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings making a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a view of the screw-top, its folding handle-ring, and fixed tubular brush-holderprojecting from the lid, the body of the can being shown.sepa-. rately. Fig. 3 shows a modified form of the brush attachment in place on the screw-cap.

A is the body of the vessel or can, preferably made of tin-plate, and is furnished with a I raised top, A, which is extended upwardly to form a collar, a, which is threaded coarsely to engage a similarly-threaded cap, B, that is closed at its top. lhe collar a is bentinwardly at a right angle to form a flange, I), which affords a bearing-surface for the interior of the screw-cap B, made to retain in place an annular joint r washer, c, which is intended to bear upon the top face of the flange b and effect a tight jointbetween the opposed surfaces. Any

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suitable material maybe employed as ajoint.

I have found pasteboard of proper thickness hook or nail,the remaining portions of thepiece of wire being laterally extended in a line with the edge of the eye 0 upon each side of the same, and then returned by bending it to form two inwardly-projected ends thatliein the same plane, thus furnishing a means of hinged engagement with the top of the screw-cap B, a bent clip, (I, of sheettin or other Suitable metal,embracinglooselythesewireends. This clip is soldered or riveted to the top of, the

screw-cap B, and permits the handle 0 to be folded down upon the surface of the cap, and thus occupy little room in the package of the cans for transportation.

From the center of the interior of the screw cap B a tube, E, of'tin or other sheet metal, is made to project at a right angle to the surface upon which it is rigidlyattached. This tube is intended to answer as a handle for the retention of bristles to form a brush, as-shown in Fig. 2.

A modified form of the brush is shown in Fig. 3, in which the tube E is adapted to hold a separate brush-handle with its attached 0 brush, as shown at Fin this figure, and it will be seen that this method of construction will afford a means of extension or telescopingthe handle within or upon the tubeto lengthen or.

shorten the brush handle, as the needs of its service may demand, to reach a diminished quantity of the contents of the can near its bottom surface.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy 1. As a new article of manufacture, a can or package for liquid glue, consisting, essentially, of avessel having a collar formed thereon, the latterhaving an inwardly turned hori zontal flange at its upper end, a cap adapted to fit the collar and close the mouth of the ves- 2 e v as 3.983

sel, and a brush the upper end of which is movable screw-cap, of a tube or arm projectattached to the under side of the cap, substaning from the inner face of the cap and a brushtially as set forth. stem removably secured to said tube or arm, 15

2. The combination, with a vessel and a resubstantially as set forth.

5 movable cap adapted to fit thereon, of abrush In testimony whereof I have signed this having an extensible stem, the upper end of specification in the presence of two subscribwhich is secured to the lower face of the cap. ing witnesses.

3. The combination, with a cap or cover, of

brush having an extensible stem, the latter REUBEN, BROOKS [0 being rigidly secured to the cover, substan- Witnesses:

tially as set forth. F. A. DOCHERTY,

4. The combination, with a vessel and a re- GEO. T. BURGOYNE. 

